- Senior Geotechnical Engineer position at a greenfield mining project in SA
- Lead the geotechnical function for this new open pit operation
- Site based role based out of Hillside Project/Operations
Rex Minerals is an Australian mining company dedicated to the development of its flagship A$1.0B Copper-Gold Hillside Project located on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The project will be a significant contributor to the South Australian economy and will provide employment opportunities for locals and for those looking to move to the Yorke Peninsula.
Hillside is in a fantastic location 150km from Adelaide and is one of the largest undeveloped copper / gold projects in Australia. Stage 1 of the project is fully approved, and early-stage site access work has commenced. Further site work and awarding of contracts and building the team to execute the project will continue over 2026 with the Financial Investment Decision (FID) process due to conclude shortly.
The project will be operated under a contract mining model with oversight from an experienced owners’ team in Rex Minerals and the processing plant and non-processing infrastructure teams will be owner employed.
About the role:
The Senior Geotechnical Engineer will lead the geotechnical function for the Hillside Mine, with accountability for identifying, managing and governing geotechnical risks across the open pit, waste dumps and engineered structures. The role is based out of Hillside Project/Operations and will directly report to the Technical Services Manager. The role provides technical leadership in pit slope design and performance ensuring alignment with site geotechnical standards and Ground Control Management Plans.
It integrates geotechnical requirements into mine planning, drill and blast and operations, and oversees investigations and monitoring systems to enable safe, compliant and optimised pit performance.
Experience required:
- Tertiary qualification in a Geotechnical Engineering related qualification
- 10+ years of experience in operational open pit mining geotechnical roles, with at least 2 years leadership experience.
- Experience in greenfield mining project environment advantageous.
- Exposure to tailings dam operation and monitoring.
- Proficiency in geotechnical modelling software
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Advanced problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to deliver to deadlines
- Permanent position at a significant greenfield mining project, where you will play a key role as the operation gets off the ground.
- Opportunity to be involved in the early stages as the mine is constructed.
- Remain with the business as the project moves into operations and build a long-term career with Rex Minerals
- Relocation assistance available to the Yorke Peninsula area of South Australia
Rex Minerals has partnered with Stellar Recruitment for this search. If interested, please apply via SEEK or email and we will be back in touch as soon as possible for an initial discussion.
Lucas Eyers – Mining Business Manager – Stellar Recruitment
+ 61 4 5248 3407
lucas@stellarrecruitment.com.au
